Join MGNE artist Carol MacDonald for a virtual tour of her critically acclaimed exhibition "Mending Fences: New Works by Carol MacDonald," on view at the Rokeby Museum through October 25, 2020.
Recently featured in an article in the NY Times, "Mending Fences" is a multifaceted exhibition of work in many mediums exploring the idea of mending and repair. The Rokeby Museum is a preserved historic site and exhibition center that encourages visitors to use the polarized past to hold up a mirror to the political discord of the present, with a focus on social justice.
“If ever the country needed mending — of its political rifts, racial divisions and coronavirus woes — now is the time. Carol MacDonald’s new work, on exhibit at the Rokeby Museum, plumbs that need with uncanny timing,” states art critic Amy Lilly for Vermont's "Seven Days."
For the exhibition, Carol MacDonald created a series of 17 monotypes from antique clothing and lace. For this virtual tour, Carol will show a video of her exhibition and discuss the process of making these prints.
LEARN MORE:
Exhibition—'Mending Fences: New Works by Carol MacDonald:' rokeby.org/mending-fences-new-works-by-carol-macdonald/
Article—Carolyn Shapiro, "Using History to Provide a Lens Into Today’s Politics," NY Times: nytimes.com/2020/03/08/arts/rokeby-underground-railroad.html
Purchase Exhibition Catalog: shop.kasinihouseartshop.com/product/mending-fences-the-culture-of-repair-in-art-and-history
Carol MacDonald is a printmaker, living and working in Vermont. She has been an artist fellow at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, and the Vermont Studio Center. Her work is in many private, museum and corporate collections. She opens her studio for monthly monoprint workshops and serves on the MGNE board as membership chair. Visit carolmacdonald.com to learn more about Carol's current work and workshops.
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This program is hosted by the Monotype Guild of New England (MGNE). MGNE is a nonprofit organization of contemporary artists creating unique impressions by working in the medium of monotypes and monoprints. Founded in 1985 by a small group of New England artists, the Guild has curated over one hundred exhibitions and has expanded its membership to include artists from across the United States. Learn more at mgne.org.
Virtual tour video courtesy of the Rockeby Museum. All artwork © Carol MacDonald.
Video Recorded Wednesday, September 9, 2020. © Monotype Guild of New England. Video: R. Leopoldina Torres. For questions related to permission for commercial use of this video, please contact info@mgne.org.
